MERI PhD students driving improvements in nuclear waste disposal
Three Sheffield Hallam University MERI PhD students, have begun working with the United States' Department of Energy on a project to help with the clean-up of a US nuclear plant undergoing decommissioning.
Scientists to develop revolutionary solution to back pain
A multi-million pound revolutionary research project which aims to regenerate damaged spinal discs and cure back pain, has begun at Sheffield Hallam University.
Eco-fusion is the new normal, as native and non-native species mix together
Many invasive species cause (often major) problems around the world. However, the idea that all “alien” species are inherently bad, and that invasions can be always effectively controlled, is mistaken. Invasive non-native species are frequently associated with damage to ecological systems and even to people and economies. Yet ecological novelty is now the order of the day, we we must adapt both our ideas and our actions to this new reality.
Peat bogs: restoring them could slow climate change – and revive a forgotten world
Peatlands were once widespread throughout the UK but their place in history has now largely been forgotten. Most of the debate around using natural habitats to draw down carbon from the atmosphere concerns planting trees and reforestation, some ecologists argue that a far better solution lies in restoring the peatlands that people have spent centuries draining and destroying.
Sheffield Hallam’s free interactive STEM event Explore! returns
Families across Sheffield are invited to attend Sheffield Hallam University’s Explore! Science, Engineering and More event tomorrow (Saturday 18 March) to experience a host of hands-on interactive STEM activities.
Sheffield Hallam awarded six-figure UKRI funding to grow artificial robot mind
Sheffield Hallam University has received more than £200k to create an artificial mind for robots that ‘grows up’ like a child’s brain, as part of a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) New Horizons initiative grant.
Chemistry at Sheffield Hallam awarded mark of excellence with coveted accreditation
Sheffield Hallam University has joined a distinguished group of universities to have achieved accreditation from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) for every one of its chemistry courses.
Sheffield Hallam student named Undergraduate of the Year
Sheffield Hallam University student, Daisy Crandell, has been named Undergraduate of the Year for her placement at food manufacturing company Bakkavor.
New research project to examine the impact of exercise on those suffering with systemic sclerosis
Sheffield Hallam academics will lead a major new Europe-wide research study into the effects of exercise on pain and fatigue felt by those living with systemic sclerosis.
Takeaway lab equipment helps Sheffield Hallam students learn during pandemic
Students have been able to engage in vital lab learning at home thanks to technical staff going the extra mile to send them scientific equipment.